Danish Business Delegation to Korea - Danish Design Association

Danish Business Delegation to Korea
Save the dates 13-16 May 2012 for T.R.H. the Crown Prince Couple’s visit to Korea
and solutions are introduced to the
world market. The fast development
presents exciting business opportu-
know-how or already commercialized
products.
DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
The Korean government has actively
supported its defence industry for
the last 40 years and encouraged
military research and product development.
The result is a healthy
amount of companies producing
defence equipment and technology.
Through the last years Korean companies
have secured major contracts
battle tanks to both Turkey and
Indonesia and therefore having a
economy. With large productions
capabilities already in place in
advanced software-, communication-,
surveillance- and monitoring
technology.
FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND
FOOD SAFETY
Food safety is a major issue in Korea
and the Korean food and agriculture
sector is currently investing extensively
to meet the demands set by
legislation. Food manufacturing
in general and slaughterhouses in
particular are therefore areas where
Danish experience, know-how and
solutions are needed. Outdated
Korean slaughterhouses are currently
being consolidated into fewer,
larger and more modern facilities
by 2015 and Danish technology is
already playing a key role in the process
with the possibility of playing
an even more central role in years
ahead.
The legislation concerning slaughterhouses
is expected to be further
strengthened before the end of 2011
as regards requirements for the collection
of blood providing further
export opportunities for Danish
meat technology.
T.R.H. the Crown Prince Couple’s
visit will provide an unique opportunity
to strengthen the relationships
to key Korean decision makers and
establish Denmark and Danish meat
related technology.
FOOD
The Free Trade Agreement between
the EU and South Korea from Febru-
Asian country, and the most comprehensive
of its kind. South Korea is
the 15 th largest economy, and characterised
as one of the Next 11 growth
markets. This agreement will gradu-
riers,
greatly improving the access of
food and agricultural products to this
very attractive market.
7,5 bill. DKK were removed, and
it is estimated that European food
and agriculture exporters will save
around 380 mill. DKK annually as
a direct consequence of the lowered
this will position South Korea as the
4th most important market outside
Europe after USA, China and Japan.
Currently, the Danish pig meat sector’s
annual export to Korea reaches
145 mill. DKK, while the equivalent
for the Danish dairy sector amounts
to 25 mill. DKK.
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